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Surveying system

a technology of a surveillance system and a prism, applied in the direction of distance measurement, instruments, using reradiation, etc., can solve the problems of inability to carry out surveying operations using the prism, the optical reflection point of the prism cannot be directly installed at the measuring point, and the pole cannot be vertically adjusted, so as to reduce the working time and improve the working efficiency.

Active Publication Date: 2021-05-18
KK TOPCON
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The present invention provides a surveying system that can perform prism surveying even when the prism cannot be installed on the vertical line of the measuring point. The surveying system comprises a surveying instrument with a first and second surveying unit. The first surveying unit projects a distance measuring light and measures a prism, while the second surveying unit scans a laser beam to one axis in a vertical direction or horizontal direction and detects the angle of the scanning mirror. The target instrument includes a pole with a known positional relationship with a lower end, and a target plate mounted on the pole. The arithmetic control module calculates a measuring point direction vector indicating the tilt direction of the pole based on the point cloud data of the target plate, and a three-dimensional coordinate of the measuring point based on the optical center of the prism, the measuring point direction vector, and the positional relationship between the optical center of the prism and the lower end of the pole. This results in a reduction of working time and improved efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

Since the prism has a size, an optical reflecting point of the prism cannot be directly installed at the measuring point.
However, in a case where a corner of a room is set as the measuring point or the like, the pole cannot be adjusted to be vertical since the prism hits a wall surface or the like.
In a case where the prism cannot be installed on the vertical line of the measuring point, a surveying operation using the prism cannot be carried out.

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[0034]First, by referring to FIG. 1, a description will be given on a surveying system according to the present invention.

[0035]A surveying system 1 has a surveying instrument 2 and a target instrument 3. The surveying instrument 2 has a first surveying unit 5 provided on a tripod 4 and a second surveying unit 6 provided on the first surveying unit 5 integrally with the first surveying unit 5. The first surveying unit 5 is a total station, for instance. The second surveying unit 6 is a uniaxial laser scanner which performs a rotational scan in a vertical direction with one axis, for instance. It is to be noted that the second surveying unit 6 may be provided on a side surface of the first surveying unit 5.

[0036]The target instrument 3 has a pole 7 with a conical lower end portion and a target plate 8 mounted on an upper end of the pole 7. The target plate 8 is a rectangular plate material, for instance, and a surface is painted by a color with high reflectance such as a white paint,...

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[0094]Next, by referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, a description will be given on the present invention. It is to be noted that, in FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the same components as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are referred by the same symbols, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0095]In the second embodiment, a target instrument 3 is constituted by a pole 7, a prism 12 and a target plate 59.

[0096]The target plate 59 has a triangular prism shape on which the pole 7 is provided on one end portion, and a lateral cross-section has an isosceles triangular shape, for instance. Further, the target plate 59 has reflection surfaces 61a and 61b formed on two surfaces by two sides with an equal length. The prism 12 is provided on a ridge line 62 formed by the reflection surfaces 61a and 61b in such a manner that the ridge line 62 is directed toward the surveying instrument 2. It is to be noted that the lateral cross-section of the target plate 59 does not have to b...

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[0108]Next, by referring to FIG. 11, a description will be given on the present invention. It is to be noted that, in FIG. 11, the same components as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are referred by the same symbols, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0109]In the third embodiment, a target instrument 3 is constituted by a pole 7, four target plates 66a to 66d provided on an upper end the pole 7, and an omnidirectional prism 67 provided on upper ends of the target plates 66a to 66d. The target plates 66a to 66d are arranged in parallel with the axis of the pole 7 and radially around the pole 7 as a center, and provided at an equal angular interval (90°).

[0110]The target plates 66a to 66d are plate-like shaped members elongated in an up-and-down direction, and reflection surfaces 68a to 68h are formed on both surfaces, respectively. It is to be noted that, in FIG. 11, only the reflection surfaces 68a and 68b are illustrated.

[0111]Further, a ridge line 69a is formed ...

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A first surveying unit comprises a frame in a horizontally rotatable manner, a telescope unit in a vertically rotatable manner, a first angle measuring unit and a first distance measuring unit which measure a prism, wherein the second surveying unit comprises a scanning mirror which rotatably irradiates a laser beam and a second angle measuring unit which detects a rotation angle of the scanning mirror, wherein a target instrument comprises a pole installed at a measuring point, the prism has a known positional relationship with a lower end of the pole, and a target plate mounted on the pole, wherein an arithmetic control module scans a laser beam, calculates a measuring point direction vector based on point cloud data of the target plate, and calculates a three-dimensional coordinate of the measuring point based on an optical center of the prism, the measuring point direction vector, and the positional relationship.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a surveying system which installs a retro-reflector at a measuring point, performs a distance measurement on the retro-reflector and calculates a three-dimensional coordinate of the measuring point.[0002]In general, when performing a survey of desired measuring points, surveying operation is carried out by using a prism and the like having retro-reflectivity. Since the prism has a size, an optical reflecting point of the prism cannot be directly installed at the measuring point.[0003]Therefore, in the survey using the prism, the prism is provided at a known position from a lower end of a tripod or a pole, the tripod or the pole is installed at the measuring point, after an adjustment is made so that the prism is positioned on a vertical line of the measuring point by using a bubble tube, the prism is measured.[0004]However, in a case where a corner of a room is set as the measuring point or the like, the pole cannot b...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01S17/42G01C3/08G01C15/00G01C15/06G01S7/48G01S7/481
CPCG01S17/42G01C3/08G01C15/002G01C15/06G01S7/4804G01S7/4817
Inventor NISHITA, NOBUYUKI
Owner KK TOPCON